A small imperial yellow-glazed saucer dish, Zhengde six-character mark and of the period (1506-1521)
Lot 1479. A small imperial yellow-glazed saucer dish, Zhengde six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1506-1521); 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 134,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2011
With shallow rounded sides raised on a slightly tapered foot and rising to a slightly everted rim, covered inside and out with a glaze of lemon-yellow color, the glaze on the base with a blue-green tint.
Note: For a similar dish see J. Harrison-Hall, Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, London, 2001, p. 205, no. 8:27, where the author notes that this type of yellow glaze is often well-worn. Other Zhengde dishes with similar glaze were sold in these rooms, 24-25 March 2011, lot 1652, and 17 September 2008, lot 2027.
Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part I & II, 15 September 2011, New York